'The Biggest Loser': The kids return, contestants clash, and the players face a fierce challenge to win group immunity

by jmaloni

Press release

Thu, Feb 14th 2013 09:10 am

NBC photo

Plus,
Subway's Jared stops by with news regarding this season's winner,
and Jillian and the kids embrace the importance of body acceptance by
signing Seventeen magazine's 'Body Peace Treaty'

Kid
participants Biingo, Lindsay and Sunny return to the ranch, two
contestants clash in a big way, and the players are tasked with a an
arduous challenge to try and win immunity for all in a lively episode
of "The Biggest Loser: Challenge America," airing Monday, Feb. 18
(8 p.m.), on NBC.

The
week kicks off with the news that the seven remaining contestants can
win immunity for all if they lose a collective 70 lbs. Helping
them with that daunting task are kid participants Biingo, Lindsay and
Sunny, who surprise the adult contestants by returning to the ranch.
A pop challenge testing the kids' brains and brawn will give the
adults a chance to shave as many as 10 pounds off the total amount of
weight they need to stay at the ranch another week.

But
with emotions and tensions at an all-time high, this week's theme
of "working together" might be a tougher challenge than losing
the amount of weight that will keep them all safe for another week.
Two contestants clash and one refuses to work out in the same gym as
the other. And Jillian grows increasingly frustrated with one player
for the negative thought patterns that keep holding her back.

An
exhausting sand-digging challenge at the beach offers another
weigh-in advantage, but only if they work together to succeed while
racing against the clock. And later, the trainers and players scale
new heights in an intense team-building challenge, forcing all -
including those who haven't gotten along this week - to rely on
and trust one another to succeed. Then a tension-filled weigh-in
reveals whether they'll all be safe - or have to send another
player home.

Also
this week, Subway's Jared stops by with some news about an
opportunity waiting for this season's winner, and Jillian and the
kids discuss the importance of body acceptance and sign Seventeen
magazine's "Body Peace Treaty."